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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
All these competing forces lead some experts to believe that water will replace petroleum as the 21st century’s core commodity, with nations rich in water enjoying enormous social and economic advantages over those that are not. In an age... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
required that they act rapidly. However, they had divergent views on the path forward. Should they stay the course and focus on their core competencies, or should they rethink their approach to sales and drive profitability via spot... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
counting on to drive sales over the next few years might not be forthcoming. Corporate downsizing is hardly anything new. Indeed, in recent years it has often been management's tool of choice for improving competitiveness. Ironically, new... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
Maddy ultimately lost Adesemi in 2000, following a sale forced by a major investor. She wrote a book about the experience, Learning to Love Africa: My Journey from Africa to Harvard Business School and Back... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
States to the Jordanians. Proof of the venture's strategic benefits are apparent in sales that top $10-million in the first year of operation and are expected to exceed $25-million in the second. Collaborative ventures such as Century... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
sales force and establishing training courses in the United States for surgeons interested in learning the new techniques of bone fixation. More recently, he led the firm's global expansion by acquiring the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
grounded in the competitive dynamics that may otherwise drive a race-to-the-bottom. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50203 forthcoming Journal of Business Ethics Corporate Governance and Executive View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96) Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87) A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98) As in any business, the sports industry's mounting costs are eventually passed on to the consumer - at the stadium, via television, or through the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
As it happened, many of the young men and women returning home from war were in complete agreement with Slichter. By one measure - a series of Air Force outprocessing interviews conducted in 1945 - the number of veterans intending to join... View Details
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
across all contexts of innovation, our goal is to develop a more generalized account of what drives the process of innovation. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-096.pdf Much Ado About Nothing: Expropriation and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
unionized, it paid well, offered benefits, and was secure. But manufacturing employment has steadily declined, from about 25% of the U.S. labor force in 1970 to less than 10% today. Now a decent living entails more than a generous wage;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
that supplier-side pricing didn't work, that you have to charge the party who receives the greatest benefit for the cost of the marketplace. If you try to shove the cost of the market off on to the parties who are being forced to compete,... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
expansion." In this excerpt, they detail seven such strategies that corporate leaders can pursue. Pick Up the Scraps. As Peter Drucker recently noted, for every megamerger or large acquisition, there are usually several spin-offs, divestments, or asset View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
climate report warns that harmful carbon emissions have never been higher in human history. First, the encouraging news: Data analysts at EVAdoption.com reported record sales in the U.S. in the first half of 2021, despite global chip... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
less than $1 million in sales and 28 employees. But by 2007, Barker Steel was one of the largest independent rebar fabricators in North America with 12 locations throughout the Northeast, generating in some years more than $200 million in... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
its sales channel (because it creates jobs and entrepreneurs), Barnett wished to take the business model to sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Purchase the case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 7
ObenchainHarvard Business School Case 310-055 Facing the worldwide financial crisis, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein considered his options including whether his company could avoid a forced marriage and what steps Goldman Sachs should... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
In his 1641 treatise, Meditations on First Philosophy, philosopher René Descartes introduced the concept of an "evil genius," a powerful force of nature who is equally clever and deceitful. Since then, the world has given us... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
Article 26 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a driving force behind the founding of ALISON.com, the online education company Mike Feerick launched in 2007. Based in Ireland, ALISON (Advance Learning Interactive... View Details
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
the corners" in baseball parlance—and more likely to throw it straight over the plate where it is easier to hit. In other words, the pitchers seemed to compensate for discrimination by throwing the ball in areas where the outcome was... View Details